How to focus when you feel unmotivated

You wrote a list of the day, perhaps you’ve rewritten it with color codes or symbols to highlight what you need to do by tonight. You have moved into the space you want to work, perhaps you’ve gathered what you need. Ready, set… nothing. You start to procrastinate, avoid, or worry about what you are procrastinating, avoiding, or even not working hard enough. Instead of falling into a self-responsible trap, you can try out some of these strategies to help you concentrate and activate them.

1. Remember the easy victory of being a mammal.
2. Make space your ally.
3. Respect what your brain needs.

First, don’t forget that you are a mammal. In many cases, what we register isProcrastination” is related to the needs of unmet human beings. Things like hydration, sleep, saturation, pain can send distracting signals to our brains as our bodies try to get what they need. Consider that even slight dehydration can cause cognitive effects and that lack of sleep can lead to word discovery. decision making It’s more challenging. If you are struggling to focus or start a task in a particularly tough week (or month), make a simple concept of how you meet your basic needs. Easy to hear is dealing with sleep, movement, safety, hunger, thirst, and more, which can lead to significant improvements in focus and mental stamina.

If you notice, choose one (or two tops). Then help in the future by scheduling these changes and adding alarms. Want to drink more water? Set alarms several times a day to fill your water bottle. Want to sleep more? Set some “ready” and “go to bed” alarms. Don’t stop simply recognizing what you need. Instead, they schedule changes with reminders, so they will succeed in the future.

Secondly, consider your space. Are you asking yourself to focus on an incredibly distracting space? teeth environment Are you designed for something completely different to what you’re planning? Every year I scream to my students in amazement at how well their brains worked, not their beds, when they studied in the library, or even at the quiet tables in their dorms and apartments. And this makes sense. Our space influences our behavior by sending messages to our brains. Would you like to enter a very quiet room? You could whisper without being told to do so. Why not try cooking in a very messy kitchen? You could grab something in the microwave instead.

If you need to focus and complete the task, consider making space your ally. Where can I go or what can I set to limit distractions and bring about the type of energy I need? If you want a deep focus, consider working in a space where others are concentrated, such as a library or a coffee shop. If you need higher energy, consider getting energetic with music, lighting, and even competitive timers to complete active tasks like cleanup.

Third, consider your brain reacting. I like to think of our brains as infants and need some cooperation to carry out unpresented activities. Instead of fighting OR It’s embarrassing Consider how to use your brain (since you don’t do it to real toddlers). When tasks become urgent, many brains respond with energy. This explains why you can actually do so much within 11 hours. You can manufacture urgency by setting a timer, checking if you can complete a task before completing a song or album, or giving a mini-deadline for one step of the project. Brains also respond to fun. Explore whether you can do tasks in a stupid or playful way, or whether you can do tasks with soundtracks, fun music, or people who enjoy it. And like a toddler, the brain responds to rewards. Before you ask your brain to dive in, consider planning rewards like treats to eat, shows you love, or time of choice activities, so that feeling that there is something to gain can help you get into the zone and focus, before you dive in your brain, before you dive in your brain, consider planning rewards like treats to eat, shows you love, or time of choice activities.

Within these three big categories there are so many possibilities and strategies. Keep exploring until you have a personalized list of ways to see what works for you and allow you to focus and move on.